Eucinostomus melanopterus (Bleeker, 1863)

Edwards, A. J., Gill, A. C. & Abohweyere, P. O., 2003, A revision of F. R. Irvine’s Ghanaian marine fishes in the collections of The Natural History Museum, London, Journal of Natural History 37 (18), pp. 2213-2267 : 2241

Eucinostomus melanopterus (Bleeker, 1863)

Irvine name. Gerres melanopterus Bleeker.

Reference material. Ningo Lagoon (Irvine 58)— BMNH 1930.8 .26.79 (one: 111.8 mm SL), (Irvine 90); Keta, November 1938 (Irvine 379)— BMNH 1939.7 .12.23 (one: 126 mm SL) .

Distribution. Coast of tropical West Africa from Senegal to Angola.

Irvine also noted that Gerres nigri Günther, 1859 had been recorded from ‘Guinea’ and from the Ivory Coast, and probably occurred on the coast of Ghana. The latter species is believed to be present along the coast of West Africa from Senegal to the Congo (Quéro et al., 1990).